Library · Woonsocket
Woonsocket Community Library
Woonsocket’s library is the Woonsocket Community Library, a branch of Woonsocket Community Library, open about 30 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Woonsocket’s branch belongs to Woonsocket Community Library, which serves 1,235 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Woonsocket Community Library
101 N 2nd, Woonsocket 57385
30 hrsopen a week
1,920sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Woonsocket Community Library
35K
visits
28.5 per resident
6,553
loans, print + digital
5.3 per resident
108
programs & events
2,236 attended
533
library cards
43% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving under 2,500 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
28.5 visits · typical 3.5
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
5.3 print items · typical 3.9
Higher than 64% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
0.0 e-items · typical 1.0
Lower than most similar-size libraries (0th percentile)
Kids’ borrowing
2.1 kids’ items · typical 1.4
Higher than 65% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.8 attendees · typical 0.7
Higher than 82% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
43% of residents
A little below typical (38th percentile)
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
6,553 loans last year
Books & media (adults)60%Kids’ books & media40%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
108 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$48 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $54. Operating budget $59K.
Local 97%Gifts & other 3%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.